Only a little bit longer

[Jay_Bunny]

Sadis is due to lay on the 29th. She's been spending all of her time on the hot side and today I found her laying part way on her side as if she were uncomfortable. I snapped these pics just a moment ago. Seems like she's beginning to move the eggs down a bit.







Not sure if you can see what I'm seeing but it seems like the bulging in her belly is moving south. You can kinda see how her underside is a little distended. I'm crossing my fingers for a little heap of fertile eggs.

[llovelace]

How many eggs are you expecting? Did you palpate early on?

[Jay_Bunny]

I'm expecting about 5. I palpated not long before she ovulated.

[spitzu]

Good luck

[Jay_Bunny]

Thanks. Now her belly is even more distended and is even closer to the tail. She's only got 9 days to go.

I'm going to see if I can move the incubator downstairs as I'm getting a 3.5° range on temps in the incubator. It's ranging from 88.5-92.1 during the day. I'm going to see how low it gets tonight. The room the incubator is in has massive temp fluctuations (recorded 81.5-96.3 today during the day) due to a giant window and skylight and the fact the AC doesn't work so well upstairs. Downstairs the temp only ranges between 70-74.

[Jay_Bunny]

Just caught her doing this. She's due on the 29th, so do you think she'll lay sooner?

[Xan Powers]

Just caught her doing this. She's due on the 29th, so do you think she'll lay sooner?

it's possible. but you have less than a week until due date so what's a few days early gonna matter? you're so close best of luck with a full clutch of fertile eggs


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[Scaleyz]

I'm expecting about 5. I palpated not long before she ovulated.

I'm curious, palpate? Why palpate? Is this something you have to do when they ovulate? I'm a newbee and have read everything til I'm cross eyed and never came across anything that said palpate. Please do fill me in. signed: curious newbee

[Scaleyz]

it's possible. but you have less than a week until due date so what's a few days early gonna matter? you're so close best of luck with a full clutch of fertile eggs


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BTW awesome pictures and best of luck to you and yes hope all are viables

[Jay_Bunny]

I'm curious, palpate? Why palpate? Is this something you have to do when they ovulate? I'm a newbee and have read everything til I'm cross eyed and never came across anything that said palpate. Please do fill me in. signed: curious newbee

Palpating is basically feeling for developing follicles in the females belly. I palpate a few times during the season. It can also give you a rough idea of how many eggs she'll lay. For example on this female I felt 5 definite follicles. So I should get five eggs.

I'm so excited! Pics to come as soon as she lays